1 It is true. On devices without Apple Pay, you should just lost Touch ID function but the rest works. On devices supporting Apple Pay, you'll always end up with a brick, large or small.
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1 It is true. On devices without Apple Pay, you should just lose Touch ID function but the rest will work. On devices supporting Apple Pay, you'll always end up with a brick, large or small.
2 as said in 1. Apple is very unlikely to go easy on this and maybe even more strict in the upcoming updates.
3 You got screwed. I'm not sure for iPad mini 3 since by definition it is still an iPad mini 2. It uses Apple A7 platform just as iPhone 5s. iPhone 5s will work with the button replaced, but iPhone 6 onwards will not. That's why I'm assuming this is related to Apple Pay. However I did not receive reports that those repaired devices worked with updates before and suddenly don't after the most recent update. So the only explanation is that the repair service didn't know about this limitation. Currently only Apple can repair this by reprogramming the Touch ID system entirely, replacement sources from any other channels will not work. It is unlikely for Apple to "fix" this in future updates, as this can lead to serious Apple Pay security concerns.
1 It is true. On devices without Apple Pay, you should just lost Touch ID function but the rest works. On devices supporting Apple Pay, you'll always end up with a brick, large or small.
2 as said in 1. Apple is very unlikely to go easy on this and maybe even more strict in the upcoming updates.
3 You got screwed. I'm not sure for iPad mini 3 since by definition it is still an iPad mini 2. It uses Apple A7 platform just as iPhone 5s. iPhone 5s will work with the button replaced, but iPhone 6 onwards will not. That's why I'm assuming this is related to Apple Pay. However I did not receive reports that those repaired devices worked with updates before and suddenly don't after the most recent update. So the only explanation is that the repair service didn't know about this limitation. Currently only Apple can repair this by reprogramming the Touch ID system entirely, replacement sources from any other channels will not work. It is unlikely for Apple to "fix" this in future updates, as this can lead to serious Apple Pay security concerns.